Spiritual Well-Being and Gratitude: The Role of Positive Affect and Affect Intensity
This study aimed to examine the role of affect in the relationship between religion and gratitude, specifically focusing on the valence and intensity of affect. Religion and spirituality were conceptualized using Ellison's (1983) Spiritual Well-Being (SWB) scale, which measures two aspects of S...
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| Τύπος μέσου: | Εκτύπωση Άρθρο |
| Γλώσσα: | Αγγλικά |
| Έλεγχος διαθεσιμότητας: | HBZ Gateway |
| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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[2017]
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Journal of psychology and christianity
Έτος: 2017, Τόμος: 36, Τεύχος: 2, Σελίδες: 121-130 |
| Τυποποιημένες (ακολουθίες) λέξεων-κλειδιών: | B
Θρησκεία
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/ Πνευματικότητα (μοτίβο)
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| Σημειογραφίες IxTheo: | ΑΕ Ψυχολογία της θρησκείας |
| Σύνοψη: | This study aimed to examine the role of affect in the relationship between religion and gratitude, specifically focusing on the valence and intensity of affect. Religion and spirituality were conceptualized using Ellison's (1983) Spiritual Well-Being (SWB) scale, which measures two aspects of SWB: religious well-being and existential well-being. As predicted, results showed that spiritual well-being is a significant predictor of gratitude above and beyond the effects of an individual's personality, valence of affect, and intensity of affect. Additionally, existential well-being was shown to account for more of the variance in gratitude than religious well-being. These findings suggest that an individual's overall affect and religious experience may come together to predict how they experience strong emotions such as gratitude |
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| ISSN: | 0733-4273 |
| Περιλαμβάνει: | Enthalten in: Journal of psychology and christianity
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